Wearables
ELI5: Using Machine Learning to standardize sleep scores across wearables
Sleep scores are provided by various wearable manufacturers such as Oura, Fitbit, and Whoop. They're used to signify how well you slept and usually range from 0-100. The higher the score the better you slept. We used ML to create a provider agnostic score.
Maitham Dib
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Oct 21 2022
Lab Tests
Blood Collection Methods: which is best?
At-home blood collection test kits are a quick and efficient way for users to get objective data about their health without the hassle of traditional doctor’s visits for blood tests. We’ve put together this guide for your reference, as well as our own experience trying the different at home methods.
Naiara Dussan
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Oct 18 2022
Trends
CGMs: How do they work? Abbott, Dexcom or new entrants?
User experience, cost, and length of use should be looked at when deciding which sensor is best for you. Based solely on MARD scores, Libre 3 takes first place with a score of 7.95%, followed by the Dexcom G6, and then Libre 2.
Maitham Dib
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Jul 20 2022
Founders Spotlight
Founders Spotlight: Crescent Health
Crescent Health offers digital health coaching & programs to help you unlock optimal sleep and performance.
Maitham Dib
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Jun 27 2022
Wearables
Running Scores
Runners love numbers. We love to look at how much mileage we are putting week-by-week, or how much faster we are compared to the previous month. We love to look at our resting HR and how it’s improving as we get fitter. However, numbers on their own don’t paint the full picture.
Rui Peres
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Jul 14 2022
Fundraising
Announcing our $2.9m seed round led by Point Nine
Today Vital is proud to announce our $2.9m seed funding round, to fuel our mission to build the API layer for remote healthcare. Vital is empowering healthcare developers to automate their remote data collection all with a few lines of code.
Maitham Dib
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Jun 24 2022
Product Updates
API Update: API Key Authentication
At Vital, we strive to make our integration as simple as possible. As a result, we have decided to move towards using API Keys as our authentication mechanism. Will existing authentication mechanisms still work? Yes.
Maitham Dib
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Jun 23 2022
Trends
The Rise of At-Home Lab Testing in 2022
With the rise of COVID, many people are adapting to at-home testing. Companies are providing more at-home testing solutions and diagnostics as a result. More and more types of tests are becoming available each day, and consumers are enjoying the freedom of ordering labs they are interested in.
Maitham Dib
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Mar 17 2022
Trends
How Wearable Tech is Transforming the Healthcare Landscape
Thanks to the ongoing development of premium digital technologies, the healthcare landscape is undergoing a shift toward remote patient monitoring. Even if you’re a little unsure about what this means, you’ve probably come across a health monitoring device at some point.
Maitham Dib
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Mar 17 2022